14. Misc PMP Questions

Monitoring and Controlling Process outputs typically include 4

- Change Requests or Approvals - Org Process Asset Updates - Project Document Updates - Work performance information

Planning Process Inputs typically include 5

- Charter - Project Management Plan - Area specific Management Plan - Org Process Assets - Environmental Factors

Executing Process outputs typically include - 2 They do not include XXXX which come from Controlling

- Issue Log Updates - Work Performance Data Change requests or approval

Once planning is completed, the corresponding Executing, Monitoring and Controlling process inputs typically include

- Project Management Plan - Does not refer to specific subsidiary plans

Example of Organizational Process Assets Updates (6) Are all Org Process Assets Project Documents?

- Stakeholder Notifications - Project Reports - Project Presentations - Project Records - Feedback from Stakeholders - Lessons Learned No

2 examples of Project Document Updates Are project documents enterprise process assets?

- Stakeholder Register - Issue Log Yes

Define Project Management Plan

document that describes how the project will be executed, monitored, controlled.

Processes of "Plan X Management" have a standard definition of

1 - process that establishes POLICIES, PROCEDURES and DOCUMENTATION for: --- Subsequent processes here, and --- Planning, managing and controlling topic here.

Project Management Information System is an... not an... Used to XXX and XX Project Processes

Enterprise Environmental Factor Not an Organizational Process Asset Used in Monitor and Control processes

Initiation Process Inputs typically include - 2

Organizational Process Assets Enterprise Environmental Factors

Org Process Asset vs Enterprise Environmental Factor

Organizational process assets help organizations to improve their process, help project management teams to learn, and share the best practices by using a collective knowledge base. Enterprise environmental factors may or may not help your organizations. These are the conditions in which your organization has to work. These do not fall under the control of the project management team. For example, if the government increases taxes, it will hurt your profit; however, if they decrease taxes, it will increase your profit.

PM's must accomplish work through XXs Interpersonal Skills of a PM

Project managers accomplish work through others. Key skills - Leadership -Team building -Motivation -Communication -Influencing -Decision making -Political and cultural awareness -Negotiation -Trust building - Conflict management -Coaching

Work Performance Data - Why isn't it used for decision making - What must happen before it can be used for decisionmaking

Raw outputs - Generated from project execution phase - Not necessarily used in decision-making - Because meaning can misinterpreted. - Data is correlated and contextualized into information for sound decisions.

What register is consistently used as an input when developing schedule and cost management plans

Risk Register

In some projects, especially small ones ___ are performed together and by a ___ person

Specific planning or executing processes for specific domain. E.g. Cost Estimating and Budgeting Single

What is Work Performance Information - What is it's origin - What phase does it come from - how is it developed (3)

Work Performance Data generated from execution phase, Controlling Phase, which also develops work performance reports ANALYZED, INTEGRATED AND TRANSFORMED - Analyzed in context - Integrated based on relationships across areas - Transformed into information